Former Nevada head coach Chris Ault and Colin Kaepernick (10) during a 2010 game. Ault has joined the Chiefs as a consultant. / Jason O. Watson, USA TODAY Sports

by Dan Hinxman, USA TODAY Sports

by Dan Hinxman, USA TODAY Sports

RENO, Nev. -- Chris Ault isn't sure yet if the Kansas City Chiefs wanted him on staff more to help them run the Pistol offense or to stop it. He just knows he's willing to do whatever first-year coach Andy Reid wants.

"I told Coach (Andy) Reid, 'Whatever I can do to help you win a Super Bowl, I'll do it,'" the former Nevada football coach said Monday afternoon.

Ault has agreed to a one-year deal to be a consultant with the Chiefs.

Ault said he will be "providing coaching-related services for Coach Reid and the Chiefs."

Terms of the deal were not released. Asked if he's making more than his final year as the Wolf Pack coach, roughly $500,000, he laughed and said no, adding, "This wasn't about the money."

Ault, whose Pistol offense has become a mainstay in college football and is making inroads in the NFL, will be a consultant to Reid, formerly the Philadelphia Eagles coach, offensive coordinator Doug Pederson and defensive coordinator Bob Sutton. Ault said he would be able to work in Reno at times, indicating some of his duties will be watching and dissecting game tape.

"I'm excited to have an opportunity like this," said Ault, 66, who coached at Nevada for 28 seasons and stepped down on Dec. 28. "â?¦ It's an opportunity to get a feel for the NFL. (Reid has) hired an experienced staff. The timing is exciting. I'm going to learn an awful lot about the NFL."

Ault coached against Reid in 1986 when Reid was an assistant coach at Northern Arizona and Ault's Wolf Pack was in the Big Sky Conference with the Lumberjacks.

Ault's agent, the Reno-based Bob LaMonte, said Ault received interest from a handful of NFL teams including Green Bay, Minnesota and Baltimore, but the Chiefs provided the best opportunity. LaMonte is an agent for mostly NFL coaches and general managers, and among his clients is Reid, who has a brother who lives in Carson City.

"He had other teams interested in having him come in, but not to the degree that Kansas City stepped forward," LaMonte said. "It's a good job, and he's excited for it. He went with the team that gave him the best opportunity to be a consultant."

Ault will be leaving May 28 for Kansas City for organized team activities (OTAs) and then mini camp. He'll be in Kansas City for two weeks.